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	AllRefer.com - lapwing (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia
		Lapwings are almost all inland or upland birds, found in all temperate and tropical regions except North America.
		The "flsmith" group of lapwings of Africa, with sharp spurs on the bend of the wings, are named for the metallic ring of their cries.
		Lapwings nest on the ground in scooped-out shallow depressions lined with shells, pebbles, or vegetation; both sexes incubate and care for the young.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/L/lapwing.html (299 words)

	Lapwing (AM 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lapwing (AM-1) was laid down 25 October 1917 by Todd Shipyard Co., N.Y., launched 14 March 1918, sponsored by Miss Agnes Forshew Schlegel; and commissioned 12 June 1918, Lt. (jg.) William Fremgen in command.
		Sailing for Pearl Harbor in January 1921, Lapwing engaged in minesweeping operations in Hawaiian waters until she decommissioned 11 April 1922.
		From 1933 to 194l, Lapwing participated in various exercises with aircraft, helping develop American naval aviation capability for its decisive role in future wars Reclassified AVP-1 on 22 January 1936, she operated primarily with seaplanes in the Canal Zone, along the west coast, and in the Caribbean.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/mine/am1.htm (355 words)

	Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus: More Information - ARKive
		The lapwing has undergone a massive decline in numbers in the last 20 years (4), with a 49% reduction between 1987 and 1998 (7).
		The lapwing is a gregarious species that forms large flocks between June and March (8).
		The decline of this once common bird was due to changes in land use, in particular the decline in mixed farming and the resulting loss of the former patchwork of arable and grassland areas (4).
	www.arkive.org /species/ARK/birds/Vanellus_vanellus/more_info.html (838 words)

	Lapwing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lapwings are medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae of the family Charadriidae, which also includes the plovers and dotterels.
		The traditional terms plover, lapwing, and dotterel were coined long before modern understandings of the relationships between different groups of birds emerged: in consequence, several of the lapwings (subfamily Vanellinae) are still called "plovers", and the reverse also applies.
		While authorities are generally agreed that there about 24 species of lapwing, classifications within the subfamily remain confused.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lapwing (210 words)

	BBC News \| Sci/Tech \| Lapwing numbers halved in decade
		But when the survey was repeated in 1998, it found that the lapwing's numbers had fallen by 49% in 11 years.
		A separate survey in Scotland last year found lapwings in only 20% of the areas monitored, but there are no accurate figures from 1987 for comparison.
		The lapwing, also known as the peewit, peasweep or green plover, prefers open country with short vegetation.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_456000/456653.stm (367 words)

	Northern Lapwing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the Peewit or just Lapwing, is a bird in the plover family.
		This lapwing is a 28-31cm long bird with a 67-72cm wingspan, It has rounded wings and a crest.
		This is a vocal bird in the breeding season, with constant calling as the crazed tumbling display flight is performed by the male.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Lapwing (334 words)

	Masked Lapwing
		Masked Lapwings are large (33 to 38 cm), ground-dwelling birds that are closely related to the waders.
		The Masked Lapwing is common throughout northern, central and eastern Australia.
		Masked Lapwings may breed at any time when conditions are suitable.
	www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/masked_lapwing.htm (519 words)

	Lapwing memories and hopes
		The wet fields were drained and converted to arable and any Lapwing rash enough to make a nest could be guaranteed to have it rolled out of existence as the growing wheat was cultivated.
		The decline of the Lapwing in Britain, of which I was aware of just one tiny part, has been well documented.
		It is hoped that what is learnt here can be applied elsewhere in Britain, ideally to bring Lapwings back to areas from which they have gone, so that in future years other small boys can be turned on to birdwatching by the sight and sound of these marvellous birds, just as I was.
	www.birdsofbritain.co.uk /features/mao-jul-00.htm (513 words)

	Lapwing
		The Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), also known as the Northern Lapwing or Peewit is a bird in the plover family.
		The name lapwing derives from the "lapping" sound its wings make, while peewit describes the bird's call.
		It is a medium-sized fl and white bird with rounded wings and a crest, and is to be more commonly found on open land - particularly arable land and mud-flats.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/la/Lapwing.html (112 words)

	British Garden Birds - Lapwing
		In 2000, I spotted a Lapwing nesting in the central reservation of the M180 motorway.
		British Lapwings are mostly resident, though some migrate westwards in to Ireland and others fly south to France and Spain.
		The decline is largely a result of autumn sowing of crops, which results in crops being too tall for the Lapwings, and a reduction in uncultivated grassland through increased hill farming.
	www.garden-birds.co.uk /birds/lapwing.htm (338 words)

	Ancient Egypt: the Mythology - Lapwing
		Appearance: The lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) is a species of plover from Europe that migrates to northern Africa during the winter.
		These lapwings are shown with their wings twisted so that they are helpless and unable to fly.
		Dynasty forward, the lapwing was often portrayed with human arms in the act of giving praise.
	www.egyptianmyths.net /lapwing.htm (247 words)

	Northern Lapwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		With its long feathers on the back of its head, its contrasting fl and white colours and the easy to recognize call "Qi-Vit", hence the Dutch name, it is one of the messengers of spring, as it early flies back from Africa (sometimes in March).
		Lapwings are good and elegant flyers that are very acrobatic in the air.
		The Northern Lapwing is easy to recognize: the tuft always gives it away, even from a great distance.
	www.gardensafari.net /english/pages/kievit.htm (659 words)

	USS Lapwing
		Lapwing (AM-1) was laid dov.n 25 October 1917 by Todd Shipyard Co., N.Y., Launched 14 March 1918, sponsored by Miss Agnes Forshew Schlegel; and commissioned 12 June 1918, Lt. (jg.) William Fremgen in command.
		Sailing for Pearl Harbor in January 1921, Lapwing engaged in minesweeping operations in Hawiian waters until she decommissioned 11 April 1922.
		Lapwing recommissioned at Pearl Harbor 1 September 1932, Lt. R J. Arnold in command.
	www.multied.com /NAVY/Minelayer/lapwing.html (336 words)

	DARD Press Article: Peesweep, Peewit and Lapwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		These are all names for the lapwing, which is a striking fl and white bird with broad, rounded wings.
		Lapwings were once a common breeding bird in Ireland, so much so that for a few weeks each year the brown and white eggs were collected and sold.
		Lapwing numbers have declined as landowners have moved away from mixed farming systems with a range of habitats suitable for lapwing to more intensive grass-based systems.
	www.dardni.gov.uk /pa2002/pa020097.htm (534 words)

	Lapwing - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lapwings are found on farmland throughout the UK particularly in lowland areas of northern England, the Borders and eastern Scotland.
		In the breeding season prefer spring sown cereals, root crops, permanent unimproved pasture, meadows and fallow fields.
		The highest known winter concentrations of lapwings are found at the Somerset Levels, Humber and Ribble estuaries, Breydon Water/Berney Marshes, the Wash, and Morecambe Bay.
	www.rspb.org.uk /birds/lapwing (293 words)

	Lapwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lapwing sailed from Boston, Mass., en route to Batavia, Java, with a cargo of coal, tobacco, and provisions when she was captured by CSS Florida on 28 March 1863.
		Florida fell in with Lapwing off the coast of Brazil on 14 April and again on 3 May. Lieutenant Averett reported the capture on 20 April of the American ship Kate Dyer bonded by him because she bore a neutral cargo.
		His ship was leaking so badly at the time that she was unfit for cruising; consequently her armament was returned to Florida.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/cfa6/lapwing.htm (241 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Northern lapwing sighting has birders' hopes soaring
		BRENDAN A. This northern lapwing in Thurmont, Md., may have gotten lost or been blown off course by high winds.
		Jim Swarr, a Florida retiree, scans the skies for the elusive northern lapwing, which usually winters in East Asia but was seen this week for the first time in Maryland.
		The northern lapwing winters in Asia Minor, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002183510_bird18.html (839 words)

	Southern Lapwing - Vanellus chilensis
		The Southern Lapwing ranges throughout South America except on the Pacific coast from Peru northwards and in parts of Amazonia.
		It is found in open areas near water and marshes and is frequently seen near habitation and on farmland.
		The Southern Lapwing has red spurs at the bend of the wing which are displayed to rivals and enemies as part of the show of aggression.
	www.arthurgrosset.com /sabirds/southernlapwing.html (323 words)

	Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
		As the tide ebbed, packs of lapwing stretched the width of Breydon from the main river to the north shore.
		With the light fast fading the lapwings began returning to feed on the adjoining grazing levels.
		On occasions westerly weather movements lead to some lapwings overshooting Ireland during a vigorous easterly airflow and crossing the Atlantic.
	www.birdsofbritain.co.uk /bird-guide/lapwing.htm (625 words)

	Lapwing
		In the short term, to maintain the present breeding population and range, as estimated by the 1998 BTO and WMBC surveys.
		Under the waterside land option it is possible to restore or recreate a range of wetland habitats and damp fields that could support breeding lapwing.
		To monitor lapwing population changes within the Arable Stewardship pilot area between 1999 and 2003.
	www.sbap.org.uk /saps/lap.htm (771 words)

	Encyclopedia of Australia: Masked Lapwing@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Widely known as the spur-winged plover, the masked lapwing is the largest and most familiar representative of the plover family in Australia.
		Smaller species of plover are often referred to as dotterels.
		The masked lapwing is abundant through tropical northern and temperate south eastern Australia.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:29435530&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (184 words)

	BirdLife steps in to save Sociable Lapwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Its world population size has declined by approximately 95% within the last 15 years and may now be as small as 200 pairs.
		The Sociable Lapwing (also known as the Sociable Plover) now only breeds in northern Kazakhstan and bordering regions of Russia.
		The results of the study will be used to develop a larger scale conservation research and management project in a bid to understand and halt the global decline of the Sociable Lapwing and its specific steppe habitat.
	www.birdlife.org /print.html?url=/news/news/2004/05/sociable_lapwing.html (329 words)

	FARMCARE FWAG 2005 SILVER LAPWING AWARDS OPEN FOR ENTRIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Silver Lapwing Awards are the UK’s most prestigious farm conservation competition.
		Mark Thomasin-Foster CBE, Chairman of the Silver Lapwing judges and a farmer himself, said he was delighted with the high standard.
		The Silver Lapwing Awards are sponsored by Farmcare, the UK’s leading farm management business. As part of the Co-operative Group, Farmcare has a strong commitment to encouraging environmental best practice.
	www.fwag.org.uk /publicfacing/silverlapwing/SLengwin05.htm (436 words)

	Operation Lapwing - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The evocative cries and tumbling displays of lapwings, a familiar and loved feature of our countryside for hundreds of years, is now much rarer.
		The total number of lapwings breeding in the UK has decreased by more than half in just ten years.
		Lapwing in rushy pasture, Northumberland - Andy Hay (rspb-images.com, Ref: 2000_1777_009)
	www.rspb.org.uk /countryside/farming/working/operation_lapwing/index.asp (270 words)

	Untitled Document
		Lapwing Lodge Scout Centre and camping ground is a 25 acre activity centre situated beside Caplaw Dam on top of Gleniffer Braes, near Paisley, Scotland.
		The site offers facilities for groups of all ages, and although we are primarily for Scouts, we are happy to welcome organised groups from other organisations, schools, churches etc. We also welcome day and evening visitors who may wish to use the site as a base or for a particular activity or event.
		Lapwing Lodge is owned by Renfrew and Inverclyde Area Scout Council and is operated by a group of volunteers who will do their best to help make your stay, at Lapwing, as comfortable and enjoyable as possible.
	www.lapwinglodge.org.uk (195 words)

	Lapwing Consultants - Association of Wildlife Trust Consultancies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Lapwings Consultants provides a professional ecological consultancy service.
		All profits are convenanted to its parent body, the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, to help it safeguard the county's wildlife and wild places.
		Lapwing Consultants' team includes expert Associate Ecologists with detailed knowledge of Lincolnshire's wildlife and wildlife habitats.
	www.awtc.co.uk /lapwings (107 words)

	Birds of Nova Scotia - Northern Lapwing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The next one was seen at Upper Prospect, Halifax County, where it was shot by a local hunter on 12 December 1905 and later acquired by the Nova Scotia Museum.
		In all, 32 Northern Lapwings were reported during the 1966 flight as having been seen in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Newfoundland, and at St. Pierre and Miquelon (Bagg 1967).
		Remarks One of the birds of the 1927 invasion, killed at Bonavista, Newfoundland, on 27 December, was wearing a band placed on its leg as a nestling at Ullswater, Cumberland, England, in May 1926.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0119.htm (318 words)

	lapwing on Encyclopedia.com
		LAPWING [lapwing] common name for some members of the family Charadriidae, which includes the plovers.
		UFU WATCH: Farming With The Lapwing In Mind.(News)
		05-01-1998 PLOVER - NORTHERN LAPWINGLocations: North America - East of Continental Divide Europe And Asia - WidespreadNorthern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) is found widely in the entire Palearctic area and occasionally in the Orient.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/l1/lapwing.asp (380 words)

	AM-1 Lapwing
		Forty nine minesweepers of the Lapwing class were built between 1917-20.
		USS Falcon, a 950-ton Lapwing class minesweeper, was built at Morris Heights, New York.
		She was permanently assigned to submarine salvage duties in 1921, after completing salvage work on USS S-5 (SS-110) during that year.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ship/am-1.htm (1054 words)

	BTO - Breeding Birds of the Wider Countryside: Lapwing
		BTO - Breeding Birds of the Wider Countryside: Lapwing
		CBC recorded some increase in its early years, and on WBS plots increase continued until the mid 1980s.
		Lapwings declined rapidly on lowland farmland through the 1980s, however, probably because changes in agricultural practice reduced their productivity (Hudson et al.
	www.bto.org /birdtrends/wcrlapwi.htm (301 words)

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